For Part 2 of this review click here. Early on in The Moral Arc Michael Shermer quotes Voltaire: “Those who can […]
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Is God a user? A response to Nate’s Principle
It’s Saturday morning, I’m sitting with a coffee by the fireplace, and the balloon is watching me. (He’s hovering over […]
apologetics, defense, Nate, problem of evil, theodicy, utilitarianismEvil and Nate’s Principle
Nate is a philosopher in our midst who comments regularly on the blog. He just wrote a comment in “A […]
atheism, ethics, God, philosophy, problem of evil, providence, utilitarianismSex favors for dying children? A Response to Jag Levak
We all recognize it is good to be generous, but there are limits. For example, Herod was generous to offer […]
Christianity, ethics, morality, secularism, utilitarianismAbortion and the old Coat hanger Argument
“We tried universal illegal abortion and the results were quite horrific.” That statement was written by one of my faithful […]
abortion, bioethics, coat hanger argument, deontology, ethics, euthanasia, suicide, utilitarianismIs God the ultimate utilitarian?
This is a sequel to “The great implausibility of Calvinistic Damnation Part 1. In that discussion we considered an argument for […]
Calvinism, election, providence, utilitarianismGrandpa drowns. Humanity flourishes
James (of http://www.atheistspot.com/) has presented a secular morality which seems to look like this: Thou shalt commit acts which further […]
anatheist.net, ethics, human flourishing, morality, utilitarianism